Everything about Warwick And Leamington Uk Parliament Constituency totally explained
Warwick and Leamington is a
constituency represented in the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one
Member of Parliament (MP) by the
first past the post system of election. The constituency includes the towns of
Warwick and
Leamington Spa as well as surrounding villages. Its current MP is
James Plaskitt of the
Labour Party, who was first elected in the
1997 general election.
The constituency was created in 1885, partially replacing the earlier
Warwick constituency.
History
Warwick and Leamington are close together and although still distinct towns, they're now joined into a continuous urban area. Both are relatively prosperous, although there are pockets of deprivation in Leamington. Warwick is a popular tourist destination while Leamington's economy is more industrial. Leamington is also more ethnically diverse (some five per cent of the constituency's population is Asian) and is home to many students of the
University of Warwick.
Represented by
Conservatives since 1910, including for 34 years
Anthony Eden, the seat hadn't been expected to change hands in the 1997 general election.
James Plaskitt's defeat of the Conservative incumbent,
Dudley Smith, came as a surprise, even in the context of Labour's landslide victory. Plaskitt increased his majority in the 2001 election, but on a lower turnout. In the 2005 election, Warwick and Leamington was 85th on the Conservative list of target seats, meaning that to gain it they'd have required a somewhat greater
swing than was seen nationally. With the greatest increase in support being seen by the
Liberal Democrats, Plaskitt only narrowly held the seat, with his majority slashed from nearly 6,000 votes to only 266.
However, boundary changes in Labour's favour which will take effect at the
next general election mean that Warwick and Leamington won't necessarily be as marginal as this result suggests.
Members of Parliament
Election results
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